![[stream] Cheap Girls — "Ruby"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3963909_lg.jpg)
Ruby by CheapGirls Held off until 2k12 to put this up, but the excellence of Cheap Girls is continuing with this song. New album, Giant Orange will be out in February and this is the first hit single.
Long ago, I gave up ideas of "best." I'm not sure what that word means anymore. So here are favorites from me and Brian. Strictly favorites. And a few other things. Favorite Albums of 2011 - Josh S. 1) Only Thieves - Heartless Romantics More punk than Bruce Springsteen, more punk than the Gaslight Anthem, more punk than you. Please go on a bustin national tour and show everyone who's Boss. [...]
![[mp3] Sonic Avenues – "Television Youth"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3903808_lg.jpg)
. mp3: Sonic Avenues - "Television Youth" 70s punk with fuzz sprinkles. Good album coming out in January from Dirtnap Records
![[mp3] Her Space Holiday – "Black Cat Balloons"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3895799_lg.jpg)
mp3: Her Space Holiday - "Black Cat Balloons" One of the great oversights of 2011 by moi has not been posting this song sooner. That was stupid. Because every instance this song pops on iTunes, I'm like "who and what is that again?" Because this isn't the Her Space Holiday that you've known in the past-the meandering electronic experiment that sounded like a vintage Simon slammed over a xylophone. No, this has an indelible pop hook and a joyous chorus. In fact, all of the songs do. This is the last album from [...]
![[first person] Gwar / Every Time I Die — Atlanta — 11/22/11](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3889699_lg.jpg)
Guess Who??? / Photo by Josh Rank Gwar/Every Time I Die Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 11/22/11 Review by Josh Rank "It's not raining that hard," I said as we pulled into the parking lot at the Masquerade, windshield wipers furiously scrubbing the windows. Turns out, I was wrong. We started running as soon as the doors closed behind us, jumping around puddles and pushing past people carrying umbrellas. I was in front of our little group, acting more like a test dummy than a leader. [...]
![[the end] O Pioneers!!!](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3878554_lg.jpg)
mp3: O Pioneers!!! - "Saved By The Bell Was A Super Good Show" I saw O Pioneers!!! once. It was in Wilmington, North Carolina at the one-time Rad Fest. Eric Solomon came up on stage with most of the band from Junior Battles right after Junior Battles had played. I wasn't sure who was who. I asked someone if that was O Pioneers!!! Of course it is, they told me. That's how O Pioneers!!! works. I had downloaded Neon Creeps from somewhere and totally loved it. So I was [...]
This band Chocolate Robots just emailed me a few days ago. They said: "We're Mike Giresi, Mutt Giresi, and Marco Giresi. We all work at our parent's pizza shop and play in our band Chocolate Robots. Our record PIZZA FACE just came out! The album was recorded in Sarnia, Ontario mainly by us, using a bunch of old tube and tape equipment my dad had left over from being an Italian singer songwriter in the 70s. Initially, the album was mixed locally and it sounded like Michael [...]
PUJOL - Mayday from Saddle Creek on Vimeo . Everyone likes a good knife fight. From the PUJOL EP Nasty Brutish and Short . More PUJOL on Deckfight .
"Cheetah" — an #ambientflorida position video. Buy the print copy / Download the free EPUB / Find it on Goodreads
![[mp3] Simple – "Little Souvenir"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3862024_lg.jpg)
mp3: Simple - "Little Souvenir" Just busted open the new self-titled release from Chapel Hill's Simple. I've heard this band before, but now everything is tighter and GELLIN instead of some of the loose arrangements I've heard before. People that bleed for Titus Andronicus or Turbo Fruits will want to get infected with Simple. People that ingest Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr., they'll want Simple to ooze all over them. All of this makes for a good record. I'll just hit you with a "Little Souvenir" (ha, double entendre or something) which is [...]
![[review] The Wild – A Collection](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3851271_lg.jpg)
mp3: The Wild - "Mudlines" This is going to be short and sweet. Because that's what The Wild is. Short and sweet. Always and forever. Been in the back of my head for at least six months, it took getting the physical CD to kick me into gear about The Wild. There are some songs in the past I haven't liked, but with A Collection, this collects all of The Wild's randomness - their out-of-print singles, EPs and live tracks and I'm a better man for it. Because though The Wild group of [...]
From Portland, here's Lost Lander with the song "Cold Feet." Everything shot with an iPhone and then edited for max effect. Very mesmerizing. Their album, DRRT , comes out in January.
![[mp3] Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun – "We Were Wild"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3839743_lg.jpg)
mp3: Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun - "We Were Wild" I haven't really clicked with Atlanta band Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun before, but I'm likin this new single. I think they've got the "spacier" elements under control this time around. Seems partially Rapture-era retro, but keep on delivering the dancey indie rock no matter what the kids say. They're on tour right now with Modern Skirts and everyone is hittin up with Kyle Andrews tomorrow night in Nashville at the Basement. Oh yeah and the new Today The [...]
![[first person] Battles — Atlanta — 10/28](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3837539_lg.jpg)
Battles / Photo by Josh Rank Battles 10/28/11 Masquerade, Atlanta Review by Josh Rank I tried for about two seconds to compare this show with the Beirut show , but then I realized that would be like eating a steak sandwich and following it up with a Dairy Queen Snickers blizzard. They're both awesome, but for completely different reasons. Comparison would be impossible. I was originally nervous about the show. I wasn't sure if the band could still hold it [...]
![[mp3] Harrison Hudson – "Every Girl"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3833466_lg.jpg)
Harrison Hudson / HarrisonHudson.com mp3: Harrison Hudson - "Every Girl" Try Harrison Hudson for giddy Americana/60s revivalism pop. Hooks in the bunches with an alt sensibility. Hudson's new record, American Thunder is out now from Favorite Gentlemen, home to heavy hitters like Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine & O'Brother. Hudson is on tour, starting in Nashville tonight. More dates here .
![[first person] Beirut – Atlanta – 10/27](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3829046_lg.jpg)
Beirut 10/27/11 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta Show review by Josh Rank Beirut is the brainchild of wunderkind Zach Condon from Arizona. Their musical style changes slightly between each release, whether it's the French-sounding Flying Club Cup , the bullfighter-Spanish March of the Zapotec , the electronic Realpeople Holland , or their latest offering, The Rip Tide . No matter which direction they may be leaning with each musical offering, you can be sure it's going to be musically sound, classy, and generally "good" in every vague connotation of [...]
![[Deckfight Press] The Five Lost Senses of Carl — Mel Bosworth // Christy Crutchfield](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3817027_lg.jpg)
Hey, Deckfight also has this thing called "Deckfight Press," which is a literary e-chap press. We find some writers, turn out some short books by them, in PDF form & digital formats. Our new one is by Mel Bosworth & Christy Crutchfield called The Five Lost Senses of Carl . It's getting all kinds of love. Find it all & download it at Deckfight Press .
![[review] Brown Shoe – The Gift Horse](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3815338_lg.jpg)
The heart is a dear, fragile thing. It, like any long running relationship, is just as complex as perhaps the genetic make-up of the human body. Couple that with complex emotions having to face itself in the mirror and what remains is an intricate web of confusion, heartache, anger, self abuse, and loneliness in the dark. For some it's a burden, for some its closure. Perhaps that's what The Gift Horse is. Folsom, California's Brown Shoe have made three previous albums to the just released The Gift Horse , an eyebrow raising title to say [...]
![[mp3] Diarrhea Planet – "Raft Nasty"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3814505_lg.jpg)
mp3: Diarrhea Planet - "Raft Nasty" Exhilaration is on with the new Diarrhea Planet track, "Raft Nasty." There are so many members in this band, but none of us care, it's alright, b/c we love harmonious gang vocals. Feel all joyous inside. Feel part of the team. Feel more slicing punk, yes. Read the Deckfight review of Diarrhea Planet's Loose Jewels .
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